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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Bath and North East Somerset Council. Also known as B&NES, BathNES and BANES.Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bath and North East Somerset website
71,458 approved · 10,149 refused · 6,436 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 24 Jun 1995 to 6 Nov 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Nov 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
American Museum In Britain, Claverton Manor, Claverton Hill, Claverton, Bath, BA2 7BD
Received 3 Jan 1997Edelweiss Farm, Fosseway, Dunkerton, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset, BA2 8BS
Received 3 Jan 1997Car Park, Station Road, Wellow, Bath, Bath And North East Somerset
Received 3 Jan 19975 South Parade, Chew Magna, Bristol, BS40 8SH
Received 2 Jan 1997Yew Tree Cottage, Smithams Hill, East Harptree, Bristol, BS40 6BZ
Received 3 Jan 19977 The Mead, Clutton, Bristol, BS39 5RF
Received 3 Jan 199724 Ludwells Orchard, Paulton, Bristol, BS39 7XW
Received 3 Jan 1997Blackmore & Langdon Nurseries, Stanton Nursery, Whitley Batts, Bristol, BS39 4JL
Received 3 Jan 199716 High Park, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LN
Received 6 Jan 1997Church Barn, Church Lane, Priston, BA2 9EF
Received 7 Jan 1997Charlcombe Manor, Charlcombe Lane, Charlcombe, Bath, BA1 8DS
Received 7 Jan 1997Charlcombe Manor, Charlcombe Lane, Charlcombe, Bath, BA1 8DS
Received 7 Jan 199723 Frome Road, Radstock, BA3 3JZ
Received 8 Jan 1997Weylands, Winford Road, Chew Magna, BS40 8QQ
Received 7 Jan 199716 Ashley Road, Bathford, Bath, BA1 7TT
Received 8 Jan 199723 Martock Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS18 1XA
Received 9 Jan 19976 Waterside Way, Radstock, BA3 3YG
Received 8 Jan 199715 High Park, Paulton, Bristol, Bath And North East Somerset, BS39 7LN
Received 8 Jan 1997Units 10-11 Ridgemill Business Systems, Pixash Business Centre, Pixash Lane, Keynsham, BS31 1TP
Received 9 Jan 1997Streamside, The Street, Ubley, Bristol, BS40 6PJ
Received 8 Jan 19975 Abbey View, Radstock, BA3 3HN
Received 9 Jan 1997West Town House, Nempnett Thrubwell, Blagdon, Bristol, BS40 7XE
Received 9 Jan 199728 Vivien Avenue, Midsomer Norton, Radstock, BA3 2EH
Received 2 Apr 199634 Waveney Road, Keynsham, Bristol, BS31 1RX
Received 1 Apr 1996Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
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Set up an area alertStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bath and North East Somerset Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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